Comments on: Orthotics http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/orthotics/ falling indelibly into the past Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/orthotics/#comment-939 KF Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:15:02 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=455#comment-939 <p>It’d be worth seeing a podiatrist if you can, Jonathan.  My arches basically fell from being pounded into the ground with an impact of something like 3 to 6 times my body weight, 750 times per mile, mile after mile after mile.  But my arches were always low, and a bit more flexible than they ought to have been.  You might want to get things checked out, but you sound unlikely to suffer my achy-footed fate. </p> It’d be worth seeing a podiatrist if you can, Jonathan.  My arches basically fell from being pounded into the ground with an impact of something like 3 to 6 times my body weight, 750 times per mile, mile after mile after mile.  But my arches were always low, and a bit more flexible than they ought to have been.  You might want to get things checked out, but you sound unlikely to suffer my achy-footed fate.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/orthotics/#comment-938 Jonathan Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:04:18 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=455#comment-938 <p>How exactly did your arches fall?  Your tale worries/scares me. </p> <p> I have ridiculously high arches—I’ve never had pain walking or running from them, but they do limit me in my choice of shoes (I’m unable to lace or buckle many dress shoes without going a size too large), and my ankles do tend to turn inwards at times. </p> <p> I should probably maximize having health insurance for the first time in 5 years and see a podiatrist. </p> How exactly did your arches fall?  Your tale worries/scares me.

I have ridiculously high arches—I’ve never had pain walking or running from them, but they do limit me in my choice of shoes (I’m unable to lace or buckle many dress shoes without going a size too large), and my ankles do tend to turn inwards at times.

I should probably maximize having health insurance for the first time in 5 years and see a podiatrist.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/orthotics/#comment-937 KF Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:03:26 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=455#comment-937 <p>The exercises are totally straight-forward:  calf raises for strength; heel drops for flexibility.  The key is doing both with your ankle in a neutral position—it turns out that though my calves are strong and flexible, I’ve been stretching with my ankles rolled in (because my arches have fallen, my ankles tend to roll inward), which exacerbates the problem. </p> The exercises are totally straight-forward:  calf raises for strength; heel drops for flexibility.  The key is doing both with your ankle in a neutral position—it turns out that though my calves are strong and flexible, I’ve been stretching with my ankles rolled in (because my arches have fallen, my ankles tend to roll inward), which exacerbates the problem.

]]> By: joe http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/orthotics/#comment-936 joe Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:37:53 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=455#comment-936 <p>Wow… any advice for the other runners out there?  Are the excercises you’ve been given general, or specific to your problem? (would I screw myself up doing them?) </p> <p> This reminds me to buy new shoes! (I only run about 9 miles per week) </p> Wow… any advice for the other runners out there?  Are the excercises you’ve been given general, or specific to your problem? (would I screw myself up doing them?)

This reminds me to buy new shoes! (I only run about 9 miles per week)

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